| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Ransome (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Brummitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald McCraven (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven inbounds the ball | 40-22 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-22 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Petrone | 40-22 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome is fouled on the floor by Paul Hester - foul #3 on Paul Hester, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Rudd (C) Paul Hester | |
| 19:03 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Todd Ransome | 42-22 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Laux - foul #2 on Christopher Laux, team foul #1 | 42-22 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-23 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Mike Butler gets the offensive rebound | 42-23 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Mike Butler buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux is whistled for traveling | 42-26 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-26 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Reisinger | 44-26 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Campbell and he's hacked by Erik Brummitt - foul #1 on Erik Brummitt, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SF), Danny Synder (PF) Erik Brummitt, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the free throw | 44-28 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | John Petrone pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | John Petrone hits the follow up shot | 46-28 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-28 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd can't tip it in | 46-28 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Mike Butler hits the follow up shot | 46-30 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | John Petrone loses the ball out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Paul Campbell, Donald McCraven, Mike Butler | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | James Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mladen Linkowski | 46-33 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | James Davis grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Todd Ransome steals the ball from Mladen Linkowski | 46-33 |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Ransome | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Ransome (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Harrington (fresh) PF - Danny Synder (fresh) C - John Petrone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Howard Rudd (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | James Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Williams (PG), Erik Brummitt (SF), Lawrence Reisinger (PF) Christopher Laux, Todd Ransome, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) Gary Lansing, Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 15:06 | Arkansas | Danny Synder's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Hester | 48-33 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Mike Butler snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Paul Hester blows the layup | 48-33 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Paul Hester can't tip it in | 48-33 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Lawrence Reisinger | 48-33 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Williams and he's fouled by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Petrone (C) Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG) James Davis | |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington makes the free throw | 51-33 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | John Petrone blocks the short jumper by Paul Hester | 51-33 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Butler | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Petrone | 51-33 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-33 |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington gets the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger tips it but misses | 51-33 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | John Petrone tips it back up and in | 53-33 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Todd Ransome (SG), Eric Kelly (SF), Danny Synder (PF) Michael Williams, Mark Harrington, Erik Brummitt, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Donald McCraven, Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler, Paul Hester | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Todd Ransome takes the ball from Gary Lansing | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:12 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | John Petrone snags the offensive board | 53-33 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome is fouled on the floor by Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #3 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG) Paul Campbell | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux is hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #3 on Timothy Williams, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt (SF) Eric Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Ransome (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Brummitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) C - John Petrone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Paul Hester - foul #4 on Paul Hester, team foul #5 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger (PF) John Petrone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Rudd (C) Paul Hester | |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt misses the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Mike Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-33 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Danny Synder misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-33 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing gets the rebound | 54-33 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Erik Brummitt is called for the reach on Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Erik Brummitt, team foul #4 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SF) Erik Brummitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG) Donald McCraven | |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Lansing | 54-35 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Laux | 56-35 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd hits the finger roll | 56-37 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Paul Campbell - foul #1 on Paul Campbell, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Williams (SG), John Petrone (C) Todd Ransome, Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler | |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 3rd free throw | 59-37 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski hits the finger roll | 59-39 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas | John Petrone can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mladen Linkowski - foul #1 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt (SF) Christopher Laux | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (PF) Howard Rudd | |
| 08:40 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Michael Williams picks off the pass by Donald McCraven | 61-39 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas | John Petrone misses badly on a runner in the paint | 61-39 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Campbell | 61-42 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington hits a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Paul Campbell - foul #2 on Paul Campbell, team foul #8 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Todd Ransome (SG), Danny Synder (C) Michael Williams, Lawrence Reisinger, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) Paul Campbell, Timothy Williams, Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 07:20 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington makes the free throw | 64-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Ransome (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Harrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Erik Brummitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Synder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing's layup is rejected by Danny Synder | 64-42 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux pulls down the rebound | 64-42 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mike Butler - foul #1 on Mike Butler, team foul #9 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SF), John Petrone (C) Mark Harrington, Erik Brummitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-42 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | Danny Synder grabs the defensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Timothy Williams (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Donald McCraven, Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler, Paul Hester | |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-42 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Petrone | 66-42 |
| 05:46 | Arkansas | Danny Synder's dunk attempt is rejected by Mladen Linkowski | 66-42 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the board | 66-42 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 66-42 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | John Petrone grabs the defensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly's layup is rejected by Mladen Linkowski | 66-42 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome grabs the offensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | John Petrone is hacked by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #10 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Williams (PG), Erik Brummitt (SF) Christopher Laux, Eric Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG) Paul Thompson | |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | John Petrone misses the 2nd free throw | 67-42 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski pulls down the rebound | 67-42 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | James Davis is fouled on the floor by John Petrone - foul #3 on John Petrone, team foul #5 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SF) John Petrone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-42 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome pulls down the rebound | 67-42 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Mladen Linkowski steals it from Michael Williams | 67-42 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Michael Williams picks off the pass by Timothy Williams | 67-42 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 69-42 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Mark Harrington steals it from Howard Rudd | 69-42 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas | Danny Synder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Eric Kelly (SF), Lawrence Reisinger (PF), John Petrone (C) Todd Ransome, Mark Harrington, Erik Brummitt, Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (PF) Mladen Linkowski | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Kelly (fresh) PF - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Petrone (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 16 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Thompson (fresh) C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-42 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd tips it in | 69-44 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | John Petrone knocks in the runner near the basket | 71-44 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SF) Eric Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (C) Timothy Williams | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the 3 from straight away | 71-44 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Mark Harrington | 71-44 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Michael Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Petrone | 74-44 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald McCraven | 74-47 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Paul Thompson is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #11 | 74-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Todd Ransome (SG), Erik Brummitt (SF) Christopher Laux, Mark Harrington | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Paul Thompson | |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 75-47 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-50 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Michael Williams is hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #4 on Timothy Williams, team foul #12 | 76-50 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 77-50 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | James Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-50 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger snags the defensive board | 78-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Michael Williams is hacked by Donald McCraven in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald McCraven, team foul #13 | 78-50 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 79-50 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 80-50 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-50 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd tips it home | 80-52 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 80-54 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux runs out the clock | 80-54 |